951
Gold snake rings. Snakes were a common motif in jewelry during Roman times. They were associated with healing and the god Asclepius, with protection, as well as resurrection, and immortality.
Roman, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD.
952
Roman Emperors - by time in power ( 27 BC - 235 AD). Work / Credit: Classicalhistoryforum on FB.
953
A part of a bronze statue of the goddess of victory Victoria, type Vittoria Alata di Veleia, 1st century AD. Collection & Photo Credit: Vorarlberg Museum, Austria.
955
Garden of Earthly Delights (details) by Hieronymus Bosch, 1490-1510.
956
Eagle with blood dripping from mouth, detail of mural located at the Palace of Tetitla in Teotihuacan, Mexico (100 - 700 AD)
957
Machu Picchu, Peru, circa 1931. Machu Picchu was rediscovered in 1911 by the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham, who was led to the site by the local population.
958
The Bronze Runners/The Two Runners found at the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, Italy, in 1754. Date: c 1st century BC Roman copy of the Greek original that dated to the 4th century BC. Now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.
959
Fashion of the Late Postclassic Mayab/Maya Lowlands (Yucatan Peninsula and the Peten) - c. 1250-1521 AD.
Artwork Credit: Kamazotz - Mesoamerican Artist, deviantart.com/kamazotz.
960
The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor. (Photo Credit: Thomas Struth)
961
Danaides (Daughters of Danaus), John William Waterhouse, 1903.
962
The Rape of Ganymede by Briton Riviere (British 1840-1920). Medium: oil/canvas.
963
Pectoral from the tomb of Tutankhamun, made of gold, lapis lazuli and semi-precious stones depicting scarab (Kheperu), solar disk (Ra) and crescent (Neb) form Tutankhamun’s prenomen Nebkheperura. Collection: Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
964
Bird Plaque. Date: AD 200-1520 (?). Dimensions: height: 6.4 cm, width: 4.1 cm. Place of origin: Peru. Collection: Walters Art Museum.
965
Witold Pruszkowski (1846-1896), Falling star, 1884, oil on canvas, 168 x 132 cm. National Museum in Warsaw.
966
The Lascaux Caves are a complex of caves in southwestern France that is famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. They contain 900 of the most perfect surviving examples of Upper Paleolithic art and are estimated to be 17.300 years old.
968
Amber amulet in the shape of gladiator’s helmet. Place of origin: London. Date: about 1st-2nd century AD. Measuring just over 1cm across, the object was found amongst the remains of a demolished Roman building, together with large amounts of pottery and animal bone.
969
Water Birds. Detail from the "On The Art of Hunting with Birds", France ca. 1310. Collection: BnF, Français 12400, fol. 6r.
970
Pair of altars depicting the death of Adonis. Place of origin: Possibly from Taras (Tarentum), Apulia, South Italy. Culture: Greek, 4th century B.C. Medium: Terracotta. Now on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
971
Roman Mosaic Floor with Medusa, c.115-150 AD. Source: #GettyMuseum
972
The Colossal Octopus (Le Poulpe Colossal) - Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliere, des mollusques, animaux sans vertèbres et a sang blanc. Felix de Roissy and Pierre Denys de Montfort, 1805.
973
A silver tetradrachm from Kos, 300-190 BC. R- Crab. (Alpha Bank Numismatics Museum, Kerkyra, Corfu).
974
Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Section Depicting the Apis Bull, Third Intermediate Period, 1050-525 BC. Mummified, reclining on a bier, wearing a beaded shroud and four strand bead necklace, a solar disk between his horns and flail raised at his side.
975
Venus, detail from the Astrological and Medical Miscellany (Codex Schürstab), Nuremberg ca. 1459-1471. Collection: Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. C 54, fol. 29r
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